WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Alyse! Congratulations, Alyse! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet.

Yesterday, I was digging through some old CDs at home when I came across an oldie but a goodie. Remember Version 2.0 by Garbage?

I remember buying it on a whim one day right after it came out. It must have been around 1998. I was in my last quarter in college, and I’d listen to it every day while I did my homework.

Brings back memories… That was a very exciting time filled with promise, but also some nervous uncertainty. I was almost finished with school and itching to move back to the Bay Area from Davis, but I was getting ready to leave something familiar (school) to enter the next phase of my life — or what my parents referred to as “the real world.”

The last time I listened to this CD was probably 10 years ago, and man! — it’s still great. Yesterday when Temptation Waits and Push It kicked in, I couldn’t believe I still remembered all of the words.

Did anyone else secretly want to be Shirley Manson? She seems like such an @ss kicker. An @ss kicker in red lipstick and smokey eyes!

Speaking of makeup, itâ€™s Saturday! Which means it’s time for you know what.

What folks are saying…

“Thanks so much, Karen. Just in case you were wondering what I got with it, I decided to go with the Clarisonic Mia–I’ve been wanting it for years now, but have never purchased it because of the price. Your eCard helped me finally buy it! I look forward to using it Thanks again!”-Jane

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“Oh my goodness! Thank you so much Karen (and Tabs, of course)! I really appreciate this! I’d been eyeing the Anastasia brow pencil in Strawburn to match my red hair!”-Chelsea (and Jiji the kitten and Quincy the bunny)

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One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).

There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, do you do bold red lips and smokey eyes? Could you see yourself as the lead singer in a rock band? What’s an album that reminds you of school? Whatâ€™s your favorite red lipstick of all time? Have you ever had red hair? — you get the idea.

Second, you can enter by following me on Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:

Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora! http://bit.ly/J7s1R9

The deadline to enter is Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 11:59PM (PT).

Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.

A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.

Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).

Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.

Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.

The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.

Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Alyse! Congratulations, Alyse! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet.

I’ve had a tiring week house hunting for the first time but I finally found a lovely little place! So excited to furnish and decorate it. Hope your week was good Karen, have a good weekend!corallista recently posted … MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash Mascara : Review and Photos

Favorite red lipstick of all time is a tie between MAC Red and Russian Red, depending on the situation. I lean towards preferring Russian Red, but it just can’t be adapted for casual daytime as well as MAC Red can.

And yes, I’ve had red hair. And copper. And black. And espresso. And chocolate. And bright golden blonde. And dishwater blonde. And auburn. And… yeah.

The last time I did a bold Red lip and Smokey eye was for Halloween. I was a rocker in all red and black :3. I looked silly but that was the point since I was going out to Par-tay :D. Best part was when I was waiting in line for the restroom and a drunk girl in front of me asks, “Are you a hooker?” Hahahaha Gotta love freshman year

My cat Maggie is 15 & even though she eats just fine she is getting very skinny. I worry! I am glad Tabs is still young and healthy. Having a jammie day but still have MAC lip gelee in Slicker Pink on. It’s more peachy than pinky. Happy weekend

The only time I had red hair was when I was in high school and I used Sun-In in my hair. I thought that it would turn it blond. Turns out, I have a lot of red undertones in my hair. It wasn’t exactly red, but it wasn’t blond either!!

I have done a smoky eye with a bold red lip! Not often but I love a soft navy smoky eye with a matte brick-red lip (NARS Shanghai Express). If you keep the lip nice and soft with no hard edges and really blend out the eye, it can work.

loving the nice weather we’ve been having recently. It’s been cold/rainy for far too long! Been wearing re-freshmint by CG on my nails and I’ve gotten so many compliments on it, it almost looks slightly neon on my nails!

I have always loved Shirley Manson from Garbage. Yes, I secretly wanted to be here when I was listening to version 2.0 my freshman year of high school. I actually did dye my hair a fire engine truck red around that time. I have not had the guts to go back to it since! Brings back memories!!!

Well the other day I was in my friend’s car and shake that by Eminem and Nate Dogg came on. Well it reminded us of prom, I know classy right. That was six years ago. I can’t believe how fast time flies.

loved Garbage! “Special” was one of my favorite songs for a while after dating a slew of losers. Also love red hair (though my naturally black hair is currently dyed a golden brown and i am loving it).

Loved Garbage back in the day! I remember I brought a CD to work and was listening to it and an older co-worker came by desk and asked me what I was listening to and I said “Garbage”. He looked at me funny, like huh? Had no clue that Garbage was a band!

I’ve had red highlights and loved them but they faded so fast! Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. I haven’t been brave enough to wear a red bold lip. Hopefully I’ll muster up the courage and confidence to do it one day. I do have NYX’s Snow White as my lip color when I’m ready to do so

I love red lips!! Its my signature look, I have10 different red lipsticks and 6 lip stains. I’m obsessed!! I also died my hair red when I was 16 and I had it like that for like 2 years. It is definitely one of my favorite colours!!

I listened to tons of mix tapes while in college so I could keep up on what my friends all around the country were listening to at their schools. Lots of dance music and grunge. (And yes, we had cassette tapes back then : ).

Garbage? Oh yes indeedy I wanted to be Shirley Manson. I love her voice–so lush. Years ago, I bought a bootleg CD of one of the Euro gigs, and it is fabulous. She interacts with the crowd so very, very well.

BTW, great Sephora graphic with this particular post. I like the color-changing shadow circles.

The only time I’ve had red hair was when I tried giving myself a dye job with a Lush henna bar. It turned out subtle and nice (red highlights when my hair caught the light) but I was scrubbing henna out of my bathroom grout for weeks afterward!

I’ve dyed my hair red a few different times. I love how it looks on me but I hate having to touch it up every month. So for now I’m happy rockin my natural dark brown hair. I also love red lips. I like reds that have a bit of pink/berry in it.

I’ve never had truly red hair. I have black hair and I’d probably have to bleach it first for the red to take, and that’s a little too scary for me. The closest I’ve come was using a dark auburn dye on my hair. My hair pretty much stayed black but in direct sunlight it gave my hair some subtle reddish highlights that didn’t look too unnatural.

My new fav lip color is my YSL glossy stain in #7! I tend to stick to certain colors, like a rosy, sometimes light berry-ish color (think Nars Dolce Vita, which I LOVE 6_^), but decided to stick it out and try a coral-ly color cuz it was so pretty. And I couldn’t resist it. And I love it! =D I am a braver person now. ^_^

If I ever was to dye my hair, I’d go redder, but luckily I’m fortunate to have strawberry blonde hair with brighter red natural streaks at my hairline! I call them my “Rogue Stripes” (like X-men’s Rogue lol) and they always lead people to ask where I get my hair colored

One time when I was in high school, my mom decided to dye my hair lighter brown, since I have dark brown. well, the color turned bright orange. It was horrible and i was mortified going back to school like that.

I have done smokey eyes with red lips before — I rather like it when I’m not very tan and more porcelain, as it is more dramatic with my dark hair. My fave red lip comes from the Chanel Glossimer Spark. It never fails me.

I’m a natural redhead (more strawberry blondeish), but I have been dying my hair all various colors of red since I was 13. However, just recently did I “break” the “myth” for myself that redheads can’t wear red lipstick. You just have to find the right one! After years of trying red lips and them not quite looking “right,” I finally found Laura Mercier’s Mistress. LOVE it, and it’s the red they use on Joan Holloway in Mad Men, so that’s an added perk!

I love your site. I’ve just recently found it within the last month or two and I already have compiled a list of products I want to try. I’ve always envied Shirley Manson and thought oh wonderful it would be if I could pull of smokey eyes and red lips like that. I’ve even considered dying my hair red, but alas… I am just not as awesome as she. My holy grail red lipstick is Nars Mascate! It is so vampy. I love it but hardly wear it because there are very few days I feel that intense! lol

I usually prefer lip stains or just simple lip balm… But when I am in the mood for a red lipstick, I go for MAC Russian Red. And I have no problem pairing it with dramatic eyes :] I’m never one for a smokey eye but I do like to do a more dramatic pin-up look, with a really heavy wing.

I’ve never had red hair, but I want to! Karen Gillan from Doctor Who has the most GORGEOUS red hair (well, and gorgeous everything else too). She and Christina Hendricks really make me wish I was a redhead!

Ellis Red would probably be my favorite, although I do have my eye on the red from that Kate Moss x Rimmel collection! Thanks for holding this giveaway Makeup Morsels recently posted … Senna Mod Muse Part II: Lips

I think you’re officially makeup- obsessed when the highlight of your day is finding a limited edition MAC blush you thought was sold out at the mall! Louise @ A Little Beauty Luxury recently posted … NARS Eyeshadow Duo Giveaway!

I LOVED Garbage as a kid, and have that album! Can’t believe someone else loves them as much as I do! Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday, and I think it’s really sweet of you to do these Sephora giveaways!

Ah Karen, whenever I get a chance to go for a bold lip or smokey eye I do!!
My hair is back to being 100% au natural curly sue! My days of crazy coloring are over… but I channel that into makeup & nail polish!!!!

Billy Squier “Don’t Say No” reminds me of high school (1981-1983). To say I wore this album out is an understatement! Who can forget his biggest hit The Stroke? I have to admit I still like this music! Ahh…the memories…

I love your questions for giveaways! Yeh. Of course I love strong lips with smokey eyes, but mostly in the fall and winter. If the lid is mostly black and grey i think red lips look great. I am blonde and it works for me. Go Sephora.

Bought half a dozen of fancy croissants from my favourite patisserie to share with my mom over tea! Pistachio dark chocolate, apple walnut, almond chocolate, and the simplest but perhaps the most delicious pain au chocolat! The result: we both overate.

Do you do bold red lips and smokey eyes?
No to both. I have very full, naturally pigmented lips, and I look like a clown with red lipstick. I also cannot seem to successfully master the quintessential smokey eye.

Could you see yourself as the lead singer in a rock band?
Lord, no! I can’t sing to save my life. Also I am very shy.

Whatâ€™s an album that reminds you of school?
“Sugar Ray” reminds me of high school.

Whatâ€™s your favorite red lipstick of all time?
See my answer to the first question…

Have you ever had red hair?
Yep! In college I had bright red fire engine red hair for a little while… then I bleached it, then dyed it brown… I experimented with different colors.

My first year in college, Garbage opened for the Smashing Pumpkins and we saw the in concert. Wow, what a double bill! Phenomenal show! Shirley Manson is still pretty great, though; she was a super-cool baddie on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles a few years ago.

Hello, well maybe it’s sad…or not, but it’s a little late to start I think. I thought I’d share it with you tonight. I am turning 35 soon, mother of 2 beautiful children. All my life (well so far) wondering what I was made for?? To do as a living? Something that would passionate me, because this is the way I am, only can live thru passionating things and people, and I only understood and realized now, that I wanted to become a make up artist. I know already a lot, but don’t have the confidence to start something and say: “Hey, here is my card, I am gonna make you beautiful” even though I might have the skills, but perfectionist as I am, I know I want to go to school or something…I cannot even go to the gym;-)) My kids are my pride and joy but they take all my time and energy. And no, I have no aunty or grandma next to me to help. That’s it. i wish I could go back in time. Thanks for reading.

Virginie~ follow your dreams!!!! Even if it means looking for a part-time artist’s gig at Ulta or Sephora to get your feet wet. I have been in the industry for about 10 years (I’m turning 38 this year) and from the bottom of my heart I would say that you have the passion that people are looking for when they are interviewing. If you have a natural knack for makeup, many places like that are willing to train. Trust me…just because one graduates from beauty school doesnt mean that they are a great makeup artist!!! I’m asked all the time where I went to school but I’ve never gone to beauty school, I just always loved playing with makeup & someone took the time to help develope that talent. Please let me know I can help in any way…btw from one mom to another…HAVE AN AWESOME DAY TODAY! You sound like such a GREAT MOM!!!

Yay giveaway! I usually rock the smokey eye at LEAST once a week. It’s my go to. I red lips don’t really do so well on me, so I usually go for a bold pink instead Album that reminds me of school? The Rushmore soundtrack

Ok after reading this … I have had this darn song in my head and it won’t go away …lol…. Just the same old couple lyrics .. But couldn’t remember the name of the song …or nothing else… Lol
Do you have an opinion?
A mind of your own?
I finally found it on iTunes !! Yay… “special”….I love it when I haven’t heard a song in forever …. And u think back… It’s like a “wow” moment ….:)

I FINALLY started wearing lipstick after 22 years! I’ve always thought it didn’t look good on me but now I wear reds, pinks, corals, all colors! and I’ve dyed my hair probably every color in the book. =)

i love love red lips… and i believe you do whatever you want according to what you feel like that day… sometimes i wear just bb cream, red lips, and mascara… sometimes i go for the retro look… sometimes i go all out and vampy…

First time entering. I saw someone post something about Avengers. Can I just add I’m in love in Hawkeye’s arms? LOL! Thor’s too. And I just generally love all of Captain America. So much eye candy!!!!!!

Closest I’ve gotten to red hair was some red highlights in the past and that was fun. I don’t think I’ve ever owned a red lipstick – kind of scary for me. I remember my mom trying to find the perfect red lipstick for herself and she tried so many and never found it, but maybe she’s still looking. Maybe that’s what scares me, the never-ending search for the perfect red lipstick.

Christina Aguilera’s ‘Stripped’ is the album that reminds me of school- I listened to it so much that I wore out 2 copies of the CD (this was back before ipods :)) I am excited to give my mom her Mothers Day present tomorrow, I bought her the Joan Holloway and Betty Draper Barbies- not practical but super fun!

I went through a phase in high school where I wore matte red lipstick all the time, which happened to coincide with an awkward dating phase. Now I can’t bring myself to touch anything bolder than, say, champagne. I think I have red-lipstick-induced flashbacks

I’ve always wanted to have Ariel red hair but have blonde and it’s too hard to go back. I read the funniest tweet this week saying, ”the most important lesson i learned from little mermaid is to never sign a contract without understanding the terms!”

I love hearing songs from the past! I just recently turned 30. My friend and I put together a “soundtrack to my life” choosing one song from 1982 to 2012 and handed out to my friends. It’s great to get a boat from the past and we are working on volume 2!

I *tried* to have slightly auburn hair last fall and it was kind of an epic failure/hair disaster. Luckily I had it professionally done and my stylist is so wonderful she didn’t stop “correcting” it until I was happy with my hair again. She told me the next time I ask for red she is going to take me out for a drink to calm me down from the crazy talk. lol

Ive recently gone from blonde (highlights) to auburn. I love it but it’s so hard to keep the red from fading!! Especially after years of highlights. Any shampoo recommendations for keeping the red longer?

Funny you should mention old albums today, I just pulled out my old Cars albums yesterday and listened to them while making pancakes for breakfast. It brought back memories from high school days and I still remembered the words too. I should do that more often!

I love a bold red lip with a champagne, taupe smokey eye and false lashes. It makes me feel so beautiful like an old movie start. So believe me, if I won this giftcard, I’d be picking up a few new shades of red.

I’ve always had red hair lol but it has gone from strawberry blonde to a darker shade over the years. and something wierd about it is that it’s actually lighter underneath than on top where the sun would hit it.. at least I think that’s strange.

Whenever I listen to My Chemical Romance’s album “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” or Green Day’s album “American Idiot”, I always think of middle school. (Yes, that gives you an idea of my age…) It wasn’t the best time of my life, but those albums completely changed how I viewed music. Before, I would listen to pop, but after that, I became a sucker for alternative, rock, and metal.

OMG you brought back some great memories for me. I was home on leave from the Navy when I found out Garbage had a new album out (Garbage 2.0) and had to go get it THAT DAY! I had enjoyed the heck out of their first one and wanted more.

There really isn’t a specific album that brings back college for me, but some songs or groups sure do. Careless Whisper by Wham puts me right back to Freshman year. Ultravox, Roxy Music, the Eurythmics – all of them take me right back. Liz recently posted … Best manicure EVAR

Random thoughts inspired by last week postings- 1) Tazo has really good chai tea, the packet ones. All their teas are great, but chai is my fave. 2) If u are obsessed with ur eyelashes then Mac prime+prep eyelash serum is a must. I have been using one since september, every day and just now starting to run out. So worth the $30, my lashes are longer, fuller and stronger. And I get lots of comments on them. 3) Love Nars Mexican Rose lipgloss pencil. I discovered it here………Happy mothers day to all!

I really think that Jemma Kidd Glossticks and Revlon’s new Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain chubby sticks are the best ideas evah! Oh and btw Essie’s Play Date should be a big summer color (a mature bright lavender)

I love bold lipstick! Currently obsessed with purple lips & classic cat eyeliner & yes I could picture myself being a lead singer for a rock band, I might not be that great of a singer but I play a mean air guitar

I love Sephora! My 21st birthday is on the 18th so hopefully that brings me some luck lol.
I have been trying to do some research on BB creams. I usually use a tinted moisturizer rather than foundation since it works better with my dry skin. Would love to know some good brands that have SPF.Also, if a BB cream can replace a tinted moisturizer/foundation. Obviously it won’t have amazing coverage so a concealer will be needed.

Zomg I love Garbage and Shirley!!! I only rocked smokey eyes and red lips at home..still working on the courage to walk outside with it yet! D: It’s funny you mention hair color … but I think back to high school and I always wanted to have blue hair! I always listen to heavy stuff like Rammstein, I was such a rebel then in high school! Oh I miss those days! Still kickin’ it in my college years now that I graduated officially from high school 6 years ago on the 19th! :/

I love red lipstick – red is my favorite color, and it just makes me feel good to put it on. MAC Viva Glam I is my go-to. I recently found out I have a lot of allergies and sensitivities that make it hard for me to wear eye makeup or foundation, but luckily my lips are spared, so I’ve been trying out a lot of bold lip colors – I also love Illamasqua Kontrol (extremely purple!) right now.

Music that reminds me of high school. Totally garbage and hole. I guess it was the whole girls rock thing. My friend and I told our parents that we were going to be staying at each others houses, but we were really going to a party and camp outside afterwards. We were listening to hole, when her car died. Lucky for us, a cop saw us stranded and then…. Unlucky for us, insisted on getting us home. So our parents found out we lied… And well…busted!

Interesting coincidence that you mentioned Garbage since I really liked their first album and I still think Shirley Manson is pretty b@d @ss, Lol. I was thrilled when she was a Terminator on the Laura Connor Chronicles. Garbage is releasing a new album soon!

I was in college in the mid 90’s too and used to wear Revlon Blackberry almost everyday! In ’98 I met a guy that hated the feel of anything on his lips so I stopped wearing lipstick for several years. By then gloss came back into style.

I dyed my hair burgundy back then and it was a little too ‘blue’ of a red for me. This New Year’s Eve I dyed my hair red again but a more medium natural looking red. So far, so good. I’m naturally a dark blonde and people have told me the red looks nice.

I know I’m too late for the contest but I wanted to add my 2 cents to memory lane, Lol

Karen, im so obsessed with cupcakes lately. Seriously. Sooooooo yum. Are you a fan too? Do you have a favourite flavour? How good would a cupcake with ghirardelli chocolate be on it? Yum. Speaking of cupcakes, the beauty promo cupcakes some beauty events have are so cool. Benefit always have cute cupcakes for events. Ive seen bloggers talking about them and showing pics. Have you yourself had any good beauty promo cupcakes lately. Edible beauty logo = yay!